Car construction



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CAR coNslTRUcToN- Filed Jan. 23, 1926 9 anni@ u 6.a@ 0 1 f/l, 7 l m/ n oQ Q o o o o o Q i o INVENTOR Patented Nov. 2, 1926.

UNITEDl STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN P. ANDERSON, OF BEAVER FALLS, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO PRESSEDSTEEL CAR COMPANY, OF PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION OF NEVJERSEY.

Application filed January This invention relates to railway cars andparticularly to railway cars having sloping end floors and has for anobject the provision of simple and efiicient bracing means for the endsof such cars.

Another object of the invention is to provide a diagonal brace for a carhaving a sloping end floor which brace is widest adjacent the floor andtapers therefrom to its narrowest part adjacent the underframe of thecar.

A further object of the invention is to provide novel vertical anddiagonal bracing for the sloping end floor of a railway dump car, suchbracing extending between and secured to the sloping end floor andunderframe.

Referring to the drawings in which like reference characters refer tolike parts, Fig. 1 is a plan view of a portion of a car embodying theinvention; Figs. 2 and 3 are enlarged side and end elevational views renspectively of the same;v and Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional view takenon the line 4 4 of Fig. 1.

Referring now in detail to the drawings, 'the reference character 1indicates an underframe which in the present embodiment of the inventioncomprises spaced draft sills 2 and side sills 8, all of which aresuitably connected together. Upon this underframe the body 4 of the caris mounted, which body comprises side walls 5 and sloping end floors 6.As both of the end portions of the car are substantially alike only onehas been. illustrated in the drawings andthe following description willbe limited to one end. The sloping end iioor 6 comprises side floorplates 7 which at their outer edges are secured to the side walls 5 andat their inner or adjacent edges are preferably spaced apart andconnected together through the medium of a center floor plate 8, whicheX- tends over the space between the plates 7 and at its sides issecured to such plates. The adjacent edge portions of these plates 7 arebent to form outwardly projecting spaced flanges 7a. To the upper edgeportion of the sloping end floor 6 there is secured a coping member 9,which member at its ends is connected with the side walls through themedium of gusset members 10. This coping member is preferably of angleform having its flange 11 disposed upwardly 23, 1926. Serial No. 83,248.

and outwardly and secured to the sloping floor, and its flange 12disposed downwardly and outwardly. At the longitudinal center line ofthe car a member 18 is provided, which is preferably of channel form incross section having a web 14 and fianges 15. This member is preferablyvertically dis posed and has its flanges 15 directed inwardly toward thesloping end floor v6. The upper end of this member is connected with thecoping member 9 through the medium of a plate 16, which has its upperend portion secured to the flange 12 of the member 9 and has its lowerend portion secured to the web 14 (if the member. This end portion ofthe member 13 is also connected with the sloping end floor rthrough themedium of a member 1T which is preferably of channel form having its web18 secured to the fioor plate 8 and its flanges 19 secured to theflanges 15 of the member 13. The lower end portion of the member 13`isconnected with the underframe through the medium of plates 2O and 21,The lower portion of the plate 2O vis secured to the end sill or endportion of the underframe, which end sill is preferably formed by adownwardly extending flange 23 formed on a platform plate 22, such platebeing secured to the draft sills and side sills. The upper portion ofthe plate 2O and lower portion of the web 14 of the member 18 aresecured together. The plate 21 has a web 24, end t flange 25 and bottomflange 26, the end flange 25, web 14 of the member 13 and the upperportionof the plate 20 being secured together and the flange 25 beingsecured to the underframe. The plate 21 isA further connected with theunderframe through the medium of an angular member 27, one flange ofwhich is secured to the underframe and the other flange to the web 24 ofthe plates.

Between the sloping end floor 6 and the underframe a diagonal floorbrace or support 28 is provided which comprises two members 29 which arepreferably of angular form. The upper end portions of these members 29are spaced apart and are each connected with one of the flanges 7athrough the medium of a gusset plate 30 which is secured to the flangeand to the member. These members extend diagonally downward from thesloping floor and converge toward each other in a horizontal directionlll and at their lower ends Contact with the op posite sides of the web2li of the plate 2l and are secured to such web.

It will be understood that changes may be made in the details of theseveral parts forming the invention without departing` from the spiritand scope of the appended claims.

Having' thus described the invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is l. ln a dump car, an underirame, aslopingend floor, a member at substantially the longitudinal center lineot the car and disposed vertically between said undertrame and floor andconnected with both, a brace connected at its upper end with said floorand extending' diagonally downward there-v i'rom and connected at itslower end with the underframe and first mentioned member.

2. In a dump car, an undertrame, a sloping end floor, having' anoutivardly extending' flange on each side ot the longitudinal centerline oit the car, a member secured to said underlrame at substantiallythe longitudinal center line thereof, and a brace member secured to eachoii said flanges and to said member.

3, In a dump car, an underiirame, a sloping' end floor, flangesextendingoutwardly from said lloor and spaced apart, a member secured tosaid underfranie and having` a vertically disposed web at substantiallythe longitudinal center line ot the car, a brace secured at one end tosaid flanges above said nderi'rame and extending' downwardly andoutwardly therefrom and at its lower end secured to said web, said bracebeing` widest at its upper end.

1l. In a dump car, an undertrame, a sloping end floor, a verticallydisposed member extending: between said underlrame and floor atsubstantially the longitudinal center line of the car, a member forconnecting; the upper end portion ot' said vertically disposed memberand Hoor, a member for connecting' the lower end portion oi' saidvertically disposed member and underframe, and a brace secured to saidHoor and extending downward therefrom and connected at its lower endwith the last mentioned member adjacent said vertically disposedvmember.

5. In a dump car', an underframe, a sloping' end floor, a member securedto said underframe having an upwardly extending` web, a liange on saidweb, a vertically disposed member at substantially the longitudinalcenter line ot said car having* its lower end portion connected withsaid flange, a member connecting' the upper end portion of saidvertically disposed member and floor, and a sloping' brace secured atone end to said floor and at the opposite end to said web. v y

6. In a dump car, an underframe, a sloping end floor, flangesprojecting' outwardly from said tloor, a diagonal brace secured to saidflanges and extending downwardly and outwardly therefrom to a pointadjacent said unde1.'1"`rame, a member connecting` the lower end portionotl said brace, a vertically disposed member extending' between andsecured to said Hoor, member and underiirame.

7. In a dump car, a sloping;` end floor, an underirame, a verticallydisposed member extending' between and connected with said floor andundertrame, and a brace extending; diagonally between and connected withsaid floor, underframe and member, said brace bef-ng` widest adjacentsaid 'loor.

8. ln a dump cnr, an underfraine, a slopinejV end floor, a flange onsaid floor on each side of the longitudinal center line ot' the car, amember secured to said underframe and having' a web disposed verticallyat substantially the longitudinal center line of the ear, and a bracemember' extending liagonally between and secured to each of said flangesand wel, said brace members convergingr toward said web.

ln testimony whereof I atlix my signature. i

JOHN P.v ANDERSON.

